1.   Bribes were paid to railroad officials, of course, but other towns paid bigger ones.

2.   Rather than pay the bribes and suffer the losses resulting from delays, people took the risk of fines for disobeying the law.

3.   They named Marseille general secretary Jean-Pierre Bernes and midfielder Jean-Jacques Eydelie, who admitted in July that he paid a bribe to three players.

4.   American business executives have long complained that they are at a disadvantage because while they are barred from paying bribes to secure foreign business.

5.   Among them will be at least three who have admitted paying bribes to city officials and a convicted insurance scammer who became a fugitive from justice.

6.   And an overwhleming percentage of Russians believe that it is difficult if not impossible to run a business without paying bribes.

7.   And anyone who wins a contract and is found to have paid a bribe pays a large percentage as a fine.

8.   Argentine investigators are looking to see if part of the subcontractor money went to pay bribes to win the contract.

9.   Armani is prominent among the top designers from Milan fashion houses accused of paying bribes to tax inspectors.

10.   Assumpcao, Raytheon and Miranda denied vigorously that any bribes were paid, and Assumpcao said the tapes had been edited to change the conversation.